Blockchain

BTL Group LTD., the enterprise technology platform provider that built private blockchain Interbit, has provided a progress update and strategic outline for the rollout of Interbit in a Beta version during the upcoming third quarter of this fiscal year. Guy Halford-Thompson, BTL's Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, announced: "We are...

Hyperledger, the collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, has announced that seven new members have joined the project to help create an open standard for distributed ledgers for a new generation of transactional applications, bringing the number of members to 135. Executive Director of Hyperledger, Brian Behlendorf stated:...

Ethereum-based financial services project Humaniq, providing banking services for the unbanked, has announced that its public crowdsale of the HMQ token finished with a participation of 11,860 people. The pre-seed funding for this crowd-sale reached $5,163,000. Dinis Guarda, CEO of Humaniq, said: "Our team has worked hard to prepare and...

EY has announced the launch of EY Ops Chain, a set of applications and services aimed at helping organizations commercialize the use of blockchain technology across the enterprise. EY Ops Chain combines blockchain-based services developed jointly by EY and industry collaborators, combining EY's full range of consulting, tax and audit...

An advanced healthcare app that lets users create a patient profile to keep track of their health history, Patientory aims to connect digital medical records without compromising privacy. In an effort to achieve this goal, Patientory has announced the launch of their token sale, scheduled for May 17th, 2017. Patientory...

Glasgow-based games publishing arm of Channel4, All 4 Games and EverdreamSoft, a Swiss-based company specialized in the development of mobile games and applications, have announced the launch of blockchain-based mobile trading card game Spells of Genesis, which is now available to download in Apple and Google Play stores. EverdreamSoft is...

Decentralized management platform for companies, Aragon has announced its upcoming token sale, which will commence on May 17th, 2017 and run until June 14th, 2017. Built on Ethereum, Aragon designed to disintermediate the creation and maintenance of companies worldwide, offering a more efficient model for companies to operate and requires...

Exscudo, the next-gen financial ecosystem that unites the traditional financial system and the cryptocurrency market, has announced its ICO, starting tomorrow on the 25th April. Pre-orders of EON coins until then will receive a 10% bonus. The ICO will run 37 days until May 31st. The price for 1 EON...

Agrello, an Estonian blockchain start-up developing smart contract solutions, has announced that it has selected the Qtum blockchain to be its infrastructure for the company’s AI-powered smart contract interface. The company has created an interface using AI, allowing users with no legal or coding skills to create, manage, and automate...

Skuchain and Chronicled, in collaboration with the members of five enterprises and six start-ups, have announced the launch of an IoT ‘thing’ registration API supporting Ethereum, Quorum, and Hyperledger blockchain implementations. The protocol allows users to register multiple kinds of weaker identities, including serial numbers, QR codes, and UPC code...

Waves has released the GUI for its signature decentralised exchange. Users can now access the decentralised exchange from within the lite client – allowing anyone to use it without additional technical knowledge or blockchain downloads. Along with bitcoin and fiat gateways, this will complete the initial tranche of functionality pledged...

Fermat, the blockchain and graphchain-enabled open source project developing the ‘Internet of People’, has announced the release of its distributed governance system featuring an embedded voting system. Inspired by the cryptocurrency Dash, it adds special features including community-cancellable contracts. Launched in April 2016, Fermat is building an infrastructure with an...

Blockchain application platform Lisk has announced updates to its full suite of applications; Lisk Core, Lisk Nano, and Lisk-JS. The updates signify an important milestone for the company as it brings the platform closer to the launch of Lisk 1.0.0, its first major release. Lisk 0.8.0, the latest update, includes...

The Dash Core Project has announced a new CEO in Ryan Taylor –previously Dash’s Director of Finance – following an announcement by Dash Founder Evan Duffield that he is transitioning to an advisory role. The appointment was unanimously agreed upon by Duffield and the Dash Core, the democratically-elected body responsible...

Ethereum Movie Venture has announced that its Phase 2 ICO has sold out, capping out at $1.8 Million US. Ethereum Movie Venture is the platform for the first Ethereum funded movie. The movie is being represented by the ERC-20 certified EMV Token which is being traded on two exchanges -...

Blockchain company Blockstream has announced that Samson Mow is joining its executive team as Chief Strategy Officer. With the addition of this strategic hire, Blockstream is continuing in its goal to bring more cryptographic innovations to the market and to expand its global footprint. Having reached approximately $80 million USD...

At the beginning of April, over 500 participants from around the world gathered at the Munich #Blockshow2017 conference. There was a focus on fintech but discussions about the legal aspects of the Internet of Things and using blockchain to protect virtual identities raised a lot of interest. At the event,...

bext360, a company that develops technology to streamline supply chains in emerging economies, has announced that it is launching its first product, along with its ‘bext-to-brew’ platform. This platform uses blockchain, AI, and IoT to revolutionize the coffee supply chain and bring greater equity to coffee farmers. The patented bext360...